Blog #9

Kohak had said, "Ecological philosophy is not an ideology but an effective response to the threat and destruction of life on this Earth." (Kohak, 155) This is why flannel ecology is very practical for him. Flannel ecology is to get the work done, and flannel ecologist will use subjectivizing, and objectivity ecology to make a change on this Earth. Subjectivizing Ecology comes from narcissism, where you cannot see the world outside yourself, and this reflects our attitudes towards nature. Obectivizing Ecology is ones from turning into abstractions.

Ecological Literacy is where we do not know what we are doing. Kohak believes that Americans are th worst at overconsuming, and thinks it comes from ignorance. If we tried to see ourselves as the rest of the world sees us, I believe that we humans would realize what we are doing wrong. We are used to overconsuming, and to stop it would be very difficult. This is why I agree with what flannel ecologists do. They get out there and will try and make a change rather than waiting on somebody to do it. If we are ignorant on what we are doing, then we need somebody to show us what we are doing, but if nobody tells then nobody knows.

There are two options that we have is to either produce more or to have less. I believe the demands we make on the environment need to be less for their to be change. We do not need more, we already have too much. People will never realize what they are doing to their surroundings if they have more coming to them. I also feel if we have less things, we will appreciate them more than if we had an abundance of things. I agree with what Kohak believes.